January 4, 2012   40 notes

MUPPETPANTS: On "Fringe"

muppetpants:

squashed:

[snippy-poos]

But if you go around talking about cutting the things that Ron Paul wants to cut, it’s going to be hard to lift your support above about 10%.

There are a lot of people who try to make Ron Paul (the man) look a lot more fringe than he is: when matched up against…

We’re not going to agree on the merits of Obama as president—so I’ll set that one aside for now. But let’s talk about the 42% of Paul’s voters. It seems to match the 42% who “strongly disapprove” of Obama’s job performance. A baked potato could get that 42% of the vote.

Yes, Paul has a lot of real support. But he’s way behind “generic Republican.” And as his name recognition has grown, his popularity hasn’t really taken off.

People similarly vote for idealism. But … they also have to like the ideals. Paul’s going to have trouble there.

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    I already rebloged this once, but it was worth reading again.
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    My mail goes out pretty faithfully. Much to my dismay, so do my taxes. (While I understand our dislike of the IRS, I...
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    Are you suggesting...Federal government should also take out the trash? You leave your...
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    Of course there are (some) things that states do or could do better. And in those cases, I have no problems with giving...
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    against… We’re not going to agree on...Obama as president—so I’ll set that one aside for...
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    do… But don’t you think there are some...Federal government is doing that
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    you understood Paul’s point……its...would do anything...who’s...
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    And it’s not that...want to take out the trash, it’s just that I believe it’s the dog’s...
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    This is also true, but it’s not that it’s a State’s responsibility, it’s that they have the jurisdiction to do so. Paul...
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    It’s not exactly that he wants them to be cut - it’s that he believes that it’s the states’ responsibility to be doing...
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    people who try to make Ron Paul (the man) look a lot more fringe than he is: when matched up against Obama two weeks...
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    In response to Muppet Pants’ colorful but reasonably good analysis...what will happen in...
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    and… Which part of the ACA makes...people? I do not think I
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    Do hospices have any patients left after the killing-field-death-panels of 2009? Barack Obama is literally death. Ask...
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    badgers. This makes me wonder why most...don’t like him,
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